[Senate,  No.  192.] 
13,  1865.— Read  tl 

[Bj  Mr.  Sparrow,  from  Committee  on  Military  Aflfaira. 


SENATE.  February  13,  1865.— Read  the  first  time  and  ordered 
to  be  printed. 


A.    BILL 

To  amend  the  Act  entitled  "An  Act  to  organize  forces  to  serve  du- 
ring the  war,"  approved  Feb.  17,  1864. 

1  7  he  Congress  of  the  Confederate  States  of  America  do  enact, 

2  That  whenever  any  company  officer  in  the  junior  reserves  may, 

3  in  the  experience  of  the  general  commanding  leservesof   the 

4  State,  prove  incompetent,  the  said  general  shall  have  the  right 
*  5  to  suspend  said  officers  and  assign  any  officer  of  the  invalid  corps, 

6  or  any  supernumerary  officers  of  the  line  of  like  rai|k,  to  duty 

7  in  the  place  of  the  officers  so  suspended.     Provided,  That  any 

8  officer  who  may  feel  himself  aggrieved   by  his  suspension,  shall 
0  have  the  right  of  appeal  to  the  Secretary  of  War  from  the  order 

10     of  suspension,  who  may  revoke  or  affirm  the  said  order. 


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